1990 Pacific Cup
{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year = 1990
| title = Pacific Cup
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| finalists = 8
| country = Tonga
| winners = Western Samoa
| count = 1
| matches = 15
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| tournaments = Pacific Cup
| last = 1988
| next = 1992
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The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final.
Squads
- The Australian Aborigines squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs.
- The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.{{cite book
| last =John Coffey, Bernie Wood
| authorlink =
| title = 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008
| publisher =Huia Publishers
| year = 2008
| location =
| pages = 265–269
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC
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| isbn =978-1-86969-331-2}}
- The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.
- Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
Results
=Group A=
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!width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||
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|1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|New Zealand Māori|name=NZ Māori}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2 | style="text-align:left;"|22px Australian Aborigines
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|PNG}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | style="text-align:left;"|Friendly Islands
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| score = 24 – 13
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| score = 16 – 14
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| score = 28 – 18
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=Group B=
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!width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||
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|1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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|2 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|TON}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|Tokelau}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | style="text-align:left;"|{{rl|Niue}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| score = 26 – 16
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| score = 42 – 8
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| score = 66 – 8
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| score = 58 – 4
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| score = 52 – 2
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| score = 26 – 10
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=Finals=
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| RD1-team1 = {{rl|New Zealand Māori|name=NZ Māori}}
| RD1-score1 = 32
| RD1-seed2 = 2
| RD1-team2 = {{rl|Tonga}}
| RD1-score2 = 20
| RD1-seed3 = 1
| RD1-team3 = {{rl|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}}
| RD1-score3 = 26
| RD1-seed4 = 2
| RD1-team4 = 22px Australian Aboriginies
| RD1-score4 = 22
| RD2-team1 = {{rl|New Zealand Māori|name=NZ Māori}}
| RD2-score1 = 18
| RD2-team2 = {{rl|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}}
| RD2-score2 = 26
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==Semi-finals==
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==Final==
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date = 31 October 1990 |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060107213247/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/sum/int1990.htm International Competitions 1990] The Vault
- [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/pacific-cup-1990/summary.html Pacific Cup 1990] Rugby League Project
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{{1990 in rugby league}}